Al Dante

Founded in 1994, Al Dante aims to bring the most contemporary writing out of the margins. Al Dante publishes books—poetry, poetic and experimental proses, historical avant-gardes, theoretical essays, catalogs and artists' publications, anthologies, reviews—but also CDs (sound poetry, music), DVDs, journals, organizes and participates in events—readings, performances, colloquiums, exhibitions...

Al Dante's catalogue is integrated into that of Les presses du réel since 2018, and its program extended, in all its poetic and political radicality, within a new series directed by Laurent Cauwet.
 
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297 titles
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Dominique Villa - A Stazzona
Jean-Michel Battesti, Dominique Villa, Vannina Maestri
A Stazzona
2011
French edition
Poetess Vannina Maestri presents A Stazzona, a theater place conceived by Jean-Michel Battesti and Dominique Villa in the Corsican town of Pioggiola.
Édith Azam - Mercure
Édith Azam
Mercure
2011
French edition
A text on the need of love communication, through the story of a narrator who strives to learn music on a keyboard drawn on a cardboard piece.
Susanne Strassmann - Art People or Employees
Susanne Strassmann
Art People or Employees
2011
bilingual edition (English / French)
39.60 19.00 €
This catalogue brings together a series of photographs by painter Suzanne Strassmann in which she deals with the specific codes of the art world and plays with the ambiguity of the interactions between artworks, art professionals, and the public.
Jérôme Bertin - Bâtard du vide
Jérôme Bertin
Bâtard du vide
2011
French edition
Jérôme Bertin's autobiographical novel tells a dissolute youth in the margins of society, from addictions and violence to psychiatric stays. With still the fierce desire to write.
Sylvain Courtoux - Still Nox
Sylvain Courtoux
Still Nox
2011
French edition
An autobiographical tale in which the author tells the story of his addiction to a powerful sleeping pill.
Marc Partouche - Le nouveau à l\'épreuve du marché - La fonction non instrumentale de la création
Maria Bonnafous-Boucher, Raphaël Cuir, Marc Partouche
Le nouveau à l'épreuve du marché – La fonction non instrumentale de la création
2011
French edition
This collective essay examines the crossroads between creation and business through various analyzes and case studies on Marcel Duchamp, Bertrand Lavier and the Brancusi trial.
David Sillanoli - Le jus de la nuit - Suivi de De la cervelle sur les murs & Le fléau de Pastisville
David Sillanoli
Le jus de la nuit – Suivi de De la cervelle sur les murs & Le fléau de Pastisville
2011
French edition
15.30 7.50 €
A story built on dream fragments inspired by subcultures (video games, Z movies, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez).
Rudy Ricciotti - L\'École internationale de Manosque
Jean-Michel Battesti, Rudy Ricciotti, Bastien Bachey
L'École internationale de Manosque
2011
French edition
This publication documents the innovative pedagogic project of the International School Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in Manosque, conceived by architects Jean-Michel Battesti and Rudy Ricciotti.
Anne-James Chaton - Vies d\'hommes illustres d\'après les écrits d\'hommes illustres (+ CD)
Anne-James Chaton
Vies d'hommes illustres d'après les écrits d'hommes illustres (+ CD)
2011
French edition
(last copies available!)
Collection of texts, each dedicated to the life of an illustrious man as seen by another illustrious man.
Jacques Sivan - OM_Anaksial (+ CD)
Cédric Pigot, Jacques Sivan
OM_Anaksial (+ CD)
2011
French edition
Artist Cédric Pigot created a bruitist composition to accompany the words and voice of poet Jacques Sivan. The CD recording comes with a 80-page publication printed on internet-found images. With an afterword by Bernard Heidsieck.
Jann-Marc Rouillan - Contre-attaques - Perspective Jean-Marc Rouillan
Jann-Marc Rouillan
Contre-attaques #02 – Perspective Jean-Marc Rouillan
2011
French edition
23.40 12.00 €
This second issue brings together contributions reflecting on the political commitment and literary work of Jean-Marc Rouillan, and shedding light on three of Rouillan's most important influences today: philosophers Daniel Bensaïd and Henri Lefebvre, and activist Pierre Goldman (with contributions by Véronique Bergen, Charles Pennequin, Julien Blaine, Rada Ivekovic, Pierre Linguanotto, Laurence Denimal, Stéphane Nowak Papantoniou…).
Julien Blaine - Bimot
Julien Blaine
Bimot
2011
French edition
An ambitious project of minimalist poetry centered on the relationship between two words.
Jean-Paul Curnier - Vingt et un tours de la question (radiophonies)
Jean-Paul Curnier
Vingt et un tours de la question (radiophonies)
2011
French edition
Collection of fictitious transcripts of radio speeches by experts on subjects such as art in life, the scarcity of water, cigarettes, or neighborhood relations. Among the 21 speeches, only one is authentic. A humoristic take on the notion of expert, and its propagandist deviation.
Jean-Michel Espitallier - 148 propositions sur la vie et la mort - Et autres petits traités
Jean-Michel Espitallier
148 propositions sur la vie et la mort – Et autres petits traités
2011
French edition
(last copies available!)
Four treatises by Jean-Michel Espitallier.
Pierre Linguanotto - L\'aventure est un secret
Pierre Linguanotto
L'aventure est un secret
2011
French edition
18.30 9.00 €
This publication collects the statements of four migrants workers and leaders of groups of undocumented workers. These interviews focus on the reasons why they chose to live and work in France.
Julien Blaine - Cours minimal sur la poésie contemporaine
Julien Blaine
Cours minimal sur la poésie contemporaine
2010
French edition
A lesson on contemporary poetry.
Vannina Maestri - Mobiles 2
Vannina Maestri
Mobiles 2
2010
French edition
Vannina Maestri splits contemporary discourse into textual fragments, experiencing with the spatiality of the page and typography to better reflect the cacophony of the world.
Jean-François Bory - Sgowefygtom ! Sgowefygtom !
Jean-François Bory
Sgowefygtom ! Sgowefygtom !
2010
French edition
18.30 9.00 €
This experimental prose composed with large colored typographic compositions is a reflection on the act of writing: a deep metaphysical and melancholic text in which we meet Apollinaire, Ezra Pound, and Marinetti.
Michel Robic - Voyage à la page
Michel Robic
Voyage à la page
2010
French edition
20.30 10.00 €
A poetic text on travel.
Joumana Haddad - Miroirs des passantes dans le songe
Joumana Haddad
Miroirs des passantes dans le songe
2010
French edition
A collection of texts with a feminist approach, in which Joumana Haddad tells about the life of female poets who committed suicide.
Myriam Boisaubert - Les mordicantes - 26 recettes qui plairont à tout le monde
Myriam Boisaubert
Les mordicantes – 26 recettes qui plairont à tout le monde
2010
French edition
(last copies available!)
An iconoclastic recipe book combining body and mind, savagery and eroticism, pleasure of the senses and black humor. With an afterword by Rudy Ricciotti.
Benoît Ritt - Nation
Benoît Ritt
Nation
2010
French edition
13.20 6.50 €
A science-fiction story telling the rise and fall of a fantasized totalitarian global state.
Cyrille Martinez - Chansons de France
Cyrille Martinez
Chansons de France
2010
French edition
When French politics and the history of rock'n roll collide: a both irreverent and joyful text by Cyrille Martinez.
Ma Desheng - Le portrait de Ma
Ma Desheng
Le portrait de Ma
2010
French edition
Publication bringing together a series of self-portraits inspired by the expressive vocabulary of the mask. The photographs showcase a multiplicity of feelings contradicted by paradoxical captions.
Laurent Prexl - Poésure & sculptrie (+ CD)
Laurent Prexl
Poésure & sculptrie (+ CD)
2010
French edition
20.30 10.00 €
This publication is the result of a happening of sound poetry. It gathers the texts read during the lecture, as well as a recording made from the sound asperities of each of the reciters.
Michel Surya - L\'Impasse
Michel Surya
L'Impasse
2010
French edition
A pornographic text in which the author gives a desperate speech to his beloved. A nerve-racking narrative in which Michel Surya pushes the limits of excess.
Michel Surya - Contre-attaques - Perspective Michel Surya
Michel Surya
Contre-attaques #01 – Perspective Michel Surya
2010
French edition
23.40 12.00 €
The first issue of the collective review edited by philosopher and playwright Alain Jugnon gathers contributions inspired by the works of Michel Surya, and of three of his main influences, Beckett, Kafka, and Pascal.
John Ashbery - Trois poèmes
John Ashbery
Trois poèmes
2010
French edition
Collection gathering three long meditative prose poems, first published in 1972: a provocative masterpiece that helped establishing a new form in contemporary poetry.
Henri-Pierre Jeudy - Petit traité de scissiparité
Henri-Pierre Jeudy, Maria Claudia Galera
Petit traité de scissiparité
2010
French edition
15.30 7.50 €
This publication features fictions dealing with physical deformations and doubles, in order to reflect on the duality of man and the body.
Sylvain Courtoux - Vie et mort d\'un poète de merde (+ CD)
Sylvain Courtoux
Vie et mort d'un poète de merde (+ CD)
2010
French edition
The life and death of a shitty poet: a fake concept album on the trials and tribulations of a young literary mind and rock'n roll enthusiast.
Clara Elliott - Strangulation blues - Poèmes post-punk et Leçons d\'Exorcisme – 1978-1985 – Suivi de Poèmes inachevés – 1986-1987
Clara Elliott
Strangulation blues – Poèmes post-punk et Leçons d'Exorcisme – 1978-1985 – Suivi de Poèmes inachevés – 1986-1987
2010
French edition
The complete poetic works of singer and musician Clara Elliott, member of punk collective Crass.
David Sillanoli - Vandales
David Sillanoli
Vandales
2010
French edition
11.20 6.00 €
David Sillanoli's first novel features a trashy universe inspired by subcultures aesthetics and punk spirit.
Thierry Van Wyngaert - Le phare des eaux de la terre
Thierry Van Wyngaert, Jean-Paul Curnier
Le phare des eaux de la terre
2010
French edition
20.30 10.00 €
Inspired by a water tower conceived by architect Thierry Van de Wyngaert, philosopher Jean-Paul Curnier shares a text on his teenage years in South-East France.
Nathalie Quintane - Viaduc Le Corbusier
François Deslaugiers, Nathalie Quintane
Viaduc Le Corbusier
2010
French edition
20.30 10.00 €
This publication documents the viaduct Le Corbusier in Lille, France, and pays tribute to its creator, the architect François Deslaugiers. The publication features a series of short texts by Nathalie Quintane, inspired by this unique architecture.
Eduardo Kac - Natural History of the Enigma and other works
Eduardo Kac
Natural History of the Enigma and other works
2010
bilingual edition (English / French)
Artist and poet Eduardo Kac is internationally recognized for his interactive works on internet and for his practice of bio art. This catalogue dedicated to this singular artist features contributions by an art critic (Eleonor Heartney), a leader of the contemporary American novel (Steve Tomasula) and a French sociologist and philosopher (Pierre -Henri Jeudy). An interview with Eduardo Kac by Hugues Marchal concludes the volume.
Véronique Pittolo - La Révolution dans la poche
Véronique Pittolo
La Révolution dans la poche
2009
French edition
An update of the French Revolution's spirit, and a reflection on the notions of alienation, emancipation, and citizenship.
Claude Closky - Les miens - Suivi de Biennales
Claude Closky
Les miens – Suivi de Biennales
2009
French edition
A book of sonnets taking as subjects the modern world and its main actors: the anonymous crowd of famous people of any kind.
Claude Closky - My People - Followed by Biennials
Claude Closky
My People – Followed by Biennials
2009
English edition
13.20 6.50 €
A book of sonnets taking as subjects the modern world and its main actors: the anonymous crowd of famous people of any kind.
Jacques-Henri Michot - Comme un fracas
Jacques-Henri Michot
Comme un fracas
2009
French edition
A chronicle of the world's political situation and a reflection on the language used by those who persist to defend the current political and economic systems.
Bernard Heidsieck - Biopsies (+ CD)
Bernard Heidsieck
Biopsies (+ CD)
2009
French edition
Publication gathering all the texts and recordings of the Biopsies series (1965-1969).
Bernard Heidsieck - Passe-Partout (+ 2 CD)
Bernard Heidsieck
Passe-Partout (+ 2 CD)
2009
French edition
Publication gathering all the texts and recordings of the Passe-partout series (1969-2004).
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